In the past, 3D Touch was one of the best features available on the iPhone. It allowed users to interact with their devices in new and exciting ways by pressing the screen with varying degrees of pressure. However, Apple removed 3D Touch in favor of Haptic Touch in 2019. Since then, fans have been yearning for a way to restore 3D Touch to their iPhones. Here's how to restore 3D Touch on an iPhone with iOS 17.
Well, with iOS 17 releaseApple has made some changes to Haptic Touch. Essentially, it allows users to regain the sensation of 3D Touch on their new iPhones. So what is this setting and how can you change it? Let's get into it.
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What is 3D Touch on older iPhones?
Introduced with the iPhone 3s in 6, 2015D Touch was a hardware-based feature that allowed users to interact more precisely with their devices. It worked by measuring the pressure applied to the touchscreen. With 3D Touch, users could perform different actions depending on how hard they pressed the screen.
For example, a light press on an app icon opens the quick actions menu, while a firmer press launches the app. A light press on a link opens a preview of the web page, while a firmer press opens the web page in Safari.
However, 3D Touch also required specific hardware components, which increased the cost and complexity of manufacturing iPhones. As a result, Apple decided to remove 3D Touch, starting with the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and replace it with a software feature called Haptic Touch.
What is Haptic Touch in iOS 17?
Haptic Touch is a software feature that mimics the feel of 3D Touch. It uses the Taptic Engine to provide haptic feedback when users press and hold the screen.
Although it offers similar functionality, many consumers complain that the feature is slower. Essentially, Haptic Touch takes time to respond to user input.
However, Apple introduced a new accessibility setting with iOS 17. With this setting, you can set Touch Mode to launch quickly, thus replicating the 3D Touch interaction. While it's still a software feature, it seems more intuitive to the end user.
How to use Haptic Touch to get 3D Touch on iPhone
To restore 3D Touch on your iPhone, we'll change the Haptic Touch sensitivity. However, note that this feature is only available on iOS 17. So, make sure you're running the latest version of iOS on your iPhone. Let's get to the steps.
Step 1: Launch an app Settings On your iPhone. Now, scroll down and tap on accessibility.
Step 2: Under Material and Kinetics, click on touch. Now, press Haptic touch.
Step 3: Finally, set the touch duration to fast. You can also tap and hold on the flower image below to test the new setting.
And that's it. Once you enable Haptic Touch mode, you can use it to interact with your iPhone like 3D Touch.
common questions:
Q1. Is Haptic Touch available on all iPhone models?
The answer: Apple removed 3D Touch from all new iPhones starting with the iPhone 11 in 2019, but retained Haptic Touch as an alternative. Haptic Touch is available on the iPhone SE (11nd generation), iPhone XR, iPhone XNUMX, and later.
Q2. How to use Touchpad?
The answer: To use Haptic Touch, press and hold an app icon, link, or other item on the screen. If Haptic Touch is supported, you'll feel a slight vibration and see a menu of options.
Q3. Which is better, Haptic Touch or 3D Touch?
The answer: 3D Touch was a pressure-sensitive display technology that allowed users to interact with their devices by applying varying amounts of pressure to the screen. Haptic Touch, on the other hand, is a software-based feature that simulates the sensation of XNUMXD touch using a Taptic Engine to provide haptic feedback when users press and hold the screen.
Enjoy a faster touch experience
Haptic Touch is a great way to bring 3D Touch back to your iPhone. With Haptic Touch's fast mode enabled in iOS 17, you can interact with your iPhone like 3D Touch. While we would have preferred proper 3D Touch back on the iPhone, this is the closest Apple will allow us to that for now.
